I’m still here

I wake up slow, no sirens in my head,

No footsteps down the hallway that I dread.

Just morning light and coffee in my hand,

Learning peace is something I can stand.

There’s a version of me I don’t visit anymore,

She lives in what I had to endure before.

And I don’t hate her, I just let her go,

She did her best with what she didn’t know.

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Pre-Chorus

I used to think survival meant I’d disappear,

But I’m still breathing… I’m still here.

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Chorus

I’m still here, after everything I’ve been through,

Still got a heart that didn’t turn to stone or lose its truth.

Still learning how to trust the sky after the rain,

Still learning how to say your name without the pain.

I’m not what you broke, I’m what I rebuilt from fear—

I’m still here.

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Verse 2

The kids laugh loud in the other room,

Little reminders that life still blooms.

And I answer questions I don’t always have,

About the good and the bad from the past we had.

I don’t lie, but I soften what I say,

Some truths are heavy in a child’s way.

But love still lives in everything I do,

Even in the parts that hurt me too.

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Pre-Chorus

I thought I’d end up lost in what we were,

But I became more than just a scar.

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Chorus

I’m still here, after everything I’ve been through,

Still got a heart that didn’t turn to stone or lose its truth.

Still learning how to trust the sky after the rain,

Still learning how to say your name without the pain.

I’m not what you broke, I’m what I rebuilt from fear—

I’m still here.

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Bridge

I don’t need revenge, I don’t need repair,

I just needed time to get back air.

And if love ever meant what I once believed,

Then maybe it also means letting me breathe.

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Final Chorus (softer, stripped)

I’m still here…

Not who I was, but not erased from it either.

Still carrying stories that made me stronger, not weaker.

Still learning life can be gentle and clear—

I’m still here.

Outro (spoken)

“I thought survival meant I’d be broken forever…

But I’m not. I’m still here.”